C50-C59
Italian Game
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 About This Opening
The Italian Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4) is a classic opening emphasizing rapid development and central control. The Giuoco Piano ('quiet game') and Evans Gambit are popular variations.
Famous Games
- Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851 (Immortal Game)
- McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834
Variations
42 found C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C53 C53 C50 C50 C53 C53 C54 C56 C53 C50 C53 C53 C54 C53 C54 C53 C56 C54 C54 C54 C53 C54 C56 C56 C56 C54 C54 C56 C54 C54 C53 C54 C54 C54 C54 C54
Giuoco Piano; Italian Opening
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 Half Giuoco Piano; Semi-Italian Opening
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 d6 Shilling (Kostic) Gambit, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nd4 Rosentreter Gambit, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 d4 Lucchini Gambit; Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 d3 f5 Italian Variation, Four Knights Game
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 Nc3 Nf6 Alexandre Gambit, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 f5 Lewis Defense, Italian; Closed Variation
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Qe7 Italian Four Knights Variation
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 d3 Nf6 Nc3 Deutz Gambit, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 O-O Nf6 d4 Center Attack, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 Albin Gambit, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 O-O Bird Attack, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 b4 Italian Game: Central Lock
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 d4 d6 d5 Center Holding Variation, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Qe7 d4 Bb6 Canal Variation, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 d3 Nf6 Nc3 d6 Bg5 Grevo Gambit, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Mestel Variation, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Qe7 d4 Bb6 Bg5 Mason Gambit, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Labourdonnais Variation, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 d6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb6 Cracow Variation, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Kf1 Italian Game: Solid Setup
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 h6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Nc3 d6 O-O Italian Game: Queen's Assault
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 d4 Nxe4 dxe5 Bc5 Qd5 Bxf2+ Kf1 O-O Qxe4 Greco Variation, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Nc3 Nxe4 O-O Nxc3 Moeller (Therkatz) Attack, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Nc3 Nxe4 O-O Bxc3 d5 Therkatz-Herzog, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Nc3 Nxe4 O-O Bxc3 d5 Bf6 Re1 Ne7 Italian Game: Pawn Phalanx
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb6 e5 Ng4 h3 Nh6 d5 Na5 Bg5 f6 exf6 Italian Game: Tempo Fork
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Nc3 Nxe4 O-O Bxc3 d5 Ne5 bxc3 Nxc4 Qd4 O-O Qxc4 Nd6 Qb3 Italian Game: Blunder Bounty
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Nxe4 Re1 d5 Bxd5 Qxd5 Nc3 Qd8 Rxe4+ Be7 Nxd4 O-O Nxc6 Qxd1+ Nxd1 bxc6 Rxe7 Italian Game: Pawn Crunch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Nxe4 Re1 d5 Bxd5 Qxd5 Nc3 Qd8 Rxe4+ Be7 Nxd4 O-O Nxc6 bxc6 Qxd8 Bxd8 Rc4 Italian Game: Central Clamp
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Nxe4 Re1 d5 Bxd5 Qxd5 Nc3 Qh5 Nxe4 Be6 Bg5 Bd6 Nxd6+ cxd6 Bf4 Qd5 c3 Italian Game: Rook Gambit
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Nc3 Nxe4 O-O Nxc3 bxc3 Bxc3 Ba3 Bxa1 Re1+ Ne7 Bxe7 Qxe7 Rxe7+ Kxe7 Qxa1 Italian Game: Queen Skewer
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Nc3 Nxe4 O-O Nxc3 bxc3 Bxc3 Ba3 d6 Rc1 Bb4 Bxb4 Nxb4 Qe1+ Qe7 Qxb4 Italian Game: Royal Pin
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Nxe4 Re1 d5 Bxd5 Qxd5 Nc3 Qa5 Nxe4 Be6 Neg5 O-O-O Nxe6 fxe6 Rxe6 Bd6 Bg5 Rde8 Qe2 Italian Game: Pinning Pressure
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Nc3 Nxe4 O-O Nxc3 bxc3 Bxc3 Ba3 d6 Rc1 Ba5 Qa4 O-O d5 Ne5 Nxe5 dxe5 Qxa5 Italian Game: King Hunt
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Nc3 Nxe4 O-O Bxc3 d5 Bf6 Re1 Ne7 Rxe4 d6 Bg5 Bxg5 Nxg5 O-O Nxh7 Kxh7 Qh5+ Kg8 Rh4 Italian Game: Overload Assault
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 h6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Nc3 Nf6 e5 Ne4 O-O Nxc3 bxc3 Bxc3 Qb3 Bxa1 Bxf7+ Kf8 Ba3+ d6 exd6 cxd6 Bg6 Qf6 Bxd6+ Ne7 Re1 Italian Game: Sacrificial Storm
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Nc3 Nxe4 O-O Bxc3 d5 Bf6 Re1 Ne7 Rxe4 d6 Bg5 Bxg5 Nxg5 h6 Bb5+ c6 Nxf7 Kxf7 Qf3+ Kg8 Rae1 cxb5 Rxe7 Italian Game: Rook Bazooka
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Nc3 Nxe4 O-O Bxc3 d5 Bf6 Re1 Ne7 Rxe4 d6 Bg5 Bxg5 Nxg5 h6 Bb5+ Bd7 Qe2 hxg5 Re1 O-O Rxe7 Bxb5 Qxb5 Italian Game: Checkmate Chase
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Nc3 Nxe4 O-O Bxc3 d5 Ne5 bxc3 Nxc4 Qd4 Ncd6 Qxg7 Qf6 Qxf6 Nxf6 Re1+ Kf8 Bh6+ Kg8 Re5 Nde4 Nd2 d6 Nxe4 Nxe4 Re8# Italian Game: Rook Rampage
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Nc3 Nxe4 O-O Bxc3 d5 Ne5 bxc3 Nxc4 Qd4 Ncd6 Qxg7 Qf6 Qxf6 Nxf6 Re1+ Kf8 Bh6+ Kg8 Re5 Nfe4 Re1 f6 Re7 Nf5 Re8+ Kf7 Rxh8 Nxh6 Rxe4 Italian Game: Suffocation Mate
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Nc3 Nxe4 O-O Bxc3 d5 Bf6 Re1 Ne7 Rxe4 d6 Bg5 Bxg5 Nxg5 h6 Bb5+ Kf8 Qh5 g6 Qf3 hxg5 Qf6 Rh4 Rxh4 gxh4 Re1 Bd7 Rxe7 Qxe7 Qh8#